On Thursday, Obama-administration flacks went out of their way to downplay Afghan child rape as “abhorrent,” but “fundamentally” a local “law-enforcement matter.” This is the price the ...

Russell warned that the ban leaves girls in Afghanistan at a higher risk of child marriage. She also highlighted the impact on the country's health system and economy. "With fewer female doctors ...

NAGOYA--In a groundbreaking decision, the Nagoya High Court granted Japanese nationality to a child born in Japan to Afghan refugees because the parents were essentially “stateless” at the ...

A young Afghan child with a backpack prepares to cross the Pakistan-Afghan border illegally, at Torkham crossing. (credit: UNICEF) According to Pakistani estimates, more than 2,000 Afghan children ...

A Virginia appellate court ruled Tuesday that a U.S. Marine should never have been granted an adoption of an Afghan war orphan ... greater than the fate of one child.